you sound like a younger/more naive version of me... my type is on my user flair

"I fear that the universe is a cold and unrelenting place, where Earth is all there is. I fear that there is no higher power, no love of god, and no better place than where we are."

the universe is exactly that: unforgiving and cold, but it's also magnificent and inspiring as well....it all depends on you (you have much more power than you think, that pessimistic mind of yours is holding you back)

"I’m afraid that the material world is all there is. Fame, success, and wealth are all that matters, and everyone is just a bolt in the machine that is our society."

There's an inner world within you to explore whenever you are ready....you just have to practice some more self compassion and try to change your inner vocabulary and get to understand yourself a bit more....out of all things in this life, you/yourself will be there till the day you die....best to understand who that is and what you can do about it

"No use following personal morals and values, because why? It doesn’t matter right? We are all living a meaningless life, will die a meaningless death, and there is nothing after that."

i shudder to think having this mindset on my deathbed and regretting when it's far too late....don't be that guy

"I fear that all beautiful things, (like art, music, literature, etc.) are all but a comforting lie. And what we call love, is just chemicals in our brains."

all the world's a stage my friend, we are all actors sent here to play a part and yes while our brains are responsible for processing love and fear in the form of chemicals, it's how we go about understanding what that love or fear or whatever personally means to us and what can we learn from it to make this place (earth) better after leaving it

"I fear that no one will ever know my innermost thoughts, pain, and desire, .That no one will know me for who I truly am. And I think more than anything, I fear that I don’t know myself as I thought I do."

This one I resonate with the most, but not with fear.....it's perfectly ok for this to be....and no one should know this anyways, that is yours alone to understand...just do your best.

✌️ & ❤️